Mother, Child Centre in Jhenaidah / Staff shortage hampers healthcare
The 10-bed Mother and Child Welfare Centre in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah, built at a cost of Tk 44.2 crore, is struggling to deliver essential health services for pregnant women and children due to an acute shortage of doctors, nurses and staff.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
A haven for the elderly on banks of Buri Bhairab
Founded on ancestral land by Jyotsna Mukherjee, this refuge provides food, shelter and care free of charge to those with nowhere else to turn
19 May 2025, 09:11 AM
Magura rape, murder: Quick trial marks a watershed
The court handed down the verdict in record time, 24 days after the trial started on April 23, 2025.
17 May 2025, 18:32 PM
A canal excavation gone wrong?
The excavation of a 13-kilometre canal in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has brought significant hardship to residents of Charmuraridah and Makimpur villages. .The Bangladesh Water Development Board began the excavation in December 2022, completing it in July 2023 at a cost of Tk 2.55 crore. Whil
18 October 2024, 21:34 PM
Jashore-Jhenaidah road in a sorry state
The 45-kilometre road connecting Jashore and Jhenaidah districts has been in a dilapidated state for quite a while.
27 September 2024, 18:00 PM
A nuisance on school ground
The premises of Kharashuni Government Primary School in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has remained occupied since last Ramadan, storing materials of a road construction project by the district administration.
13 July 2024, 18:00 PM
From outlaws to flower growers
Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.
14 April 2024, 06:45 AM
Busy as a bee!
Anyone visiting Magura and its adjoining Jhenidah will notice a certain change in the scenery: the croplands look like yellow and green canvases.
15 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Dead BNP leader sued in Jhenidah
Believe it or not, a dead BNP leader who died over a year ago has been made accused in two cases filed by police against BNP and Jamaat
11 February 2018, 18:00 PM
He sees success in chicken farming too
This time he has established a layer chicken farm at his village home in Sadar upazila after achieving a tremendous success in
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Free school for poor children
Knowing that their wealth could serve a good purpose in the here and now, Nawsher Alam and his wife Mahmuda Alam, from Uttar Majhail village in Hazipur union of Magura's sadar upazila, established a free school for poor students.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Students invent robot
With the recent fanfare around the visit of international celebrity robot Sophia to Dhaka, public interest in the potential role of robots
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Rooftop seedbeds a success in Jhenidah
College lecturer Khabir Uddin, who teaches at the Shailakupa Women's College in Jhenidah has a hidden talent: he is also a capable
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Martyrs' graves on verge of disappearance
The mass grave of four lower caste Hindus, who were killed during the country's Liberation War in 1971 in Kotchandpur upazila, is on
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Poultry farming under threat
Increasing prices of poultry chicken, poultry feed, medicines and other items in the last six months are worrying around 2,000 poultry
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Malabar spinach fruit a winner for Jhenidah farmer
Jhenidah farmer Amir Hossain, 50, from Badpukuria village in Sadar upazila, can't help himself: he's creative.
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM
For love of the country, for love of art
None could say that Azizur Rahman, 80, from Rautara village in Magura Sadar upazila hasn't contributed to his country. As a freedom
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Lying broken for 18 months
Around 50 thousand people of 20 villages are suffering as a bridge over the Sanchai river on Narikelbaria-Tikaribazar road in Jhenidah
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Worms the secret to healthy life, says Jhenidah farmer
Jhenidah farmer Md Nasim Uddin, 35, from Balidapara village in Kaliganj upazila is serious about human health and food safety. He wants to increase public awareness of the harmful consequences posed by the use of chemical fertilisers and poisons in growing
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM
In pursuit of prosperity
For Lovely Yasmin and her family, the long days when her husband was effectively unemployed were difficult. At times, it was a question
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Innovative farmer brings peace, prosperity to whole village
Tranquil days pass. The rural landscape shifts coat with every season. As 72-year-old farmer Mokbul Hossain
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Girls ready to stop stalkers
The mere act of going to school is a struggle for many girls across Bangladesh. Catcalls, lurid remarks and eve teasing are all too common. This curtails their desire to continue studies while guardians fear for the security of their daughters.
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Pest attack on cauliflower worries Jhenidah farmers
Cauliflower growers in the district are worried that they will incur heavy loss this year due to the early pest attack on their fields.
11 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Women's training centres become dilapidated
The rural women's training centres in the district have been lying abandoned in a dilapidated condition since 1988.
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Malta makes Karim smile
Malta farming has brought solace and happiness to an enterprising entrepreneur who started cultivating the fruit at his village Mujgummi in Manirampur upazila of Jessore in 2014.
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Last resort for poor
Alhaj MA Khaleque Hospital at Kazoli village in Magura's Sreepur upazila has come as a blessing for the poor in the area.
20 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Over 50,000 women earn extra money to support families
Over 50,000 women in different upazilas of Magura and Jhenidah have engaged themselves in separating raw fibre from jute stalks and helping the family with their additional income.
15 August 2017, 18:00 PM
10,000 youths to get job
Sheikh Hasina Software Technology Park in Jessore district town is going to be inaugurated soon at a cost of Tk 305 crore, where 10,000
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM